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Educational Survey of 

Wayne County 

Georgia 



By 

M. L. DUGGAN, Rural School Agent 



No. lo 







Voider the Direction of the 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 



M. L. BRITTAIN 

State Superintendent of Schools 

1916 



D. of D. 

FEB 20 1313 






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HON. B. D. PUIiCELL, 
County School Superintendent. 

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. 

lion. A. J. Nichols, Clniiriiian E. 2, Jesup, Ga. 

ITon. n. L. Herring Hickox, Ga. 

Hon. J. W. Harper Gardi, Ga. 

Hon. J. P>. Yeouians Screven, Ga. 

Hon. S. A. Dent R. 1, Jesup, Ga. 



WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS 



Any public scliool system should be judged by two dif- 
ferent standards, to-wit : (1) ideal conditions, towards which 
it should always strive; and (2) past conditions, from which it 
has made substantial progress. 

Measured by the first, Wayne County has much hard work 
ahead before the public schools shall attain the efficiency that 
the needs of Wayne County children indicate ; measured by 
the second, there is great cause for gTatification and hope of 
attaining the first. 

Depending mainly upon its timber and turpentine, the pop- 
ulation of the county has been uncertain and shifting, making 
it difficult to build up permanent schools. Comparatively 
small portions of the county have even yet been well developed 
agriculturally ; but the original timber is now practically gone, 
and the county is developing its agricultural resources. This 
gives promise of future permanency. 

In spite of adverse conditions, gratifying progress has been 
made. The rate of progress is hard to realize, except by com- 
paring conditions at certain stated periods. Then it is seen 
that more progress is being accomplished than in some of the 
older and, supposedly, more progressive counties. After all, 
probably the character and rate of progress is of most im- 
portance. 

THEN AND NOW. 

The first official inspection and report upon any county 
school systems in Georgia M^as done in 1906, under direction 
of Hon. W. B. Merritt, State Scliool Commissioner. This work 
reached only parts of a few counties, and Wayne County was 
one of them. Hon. W. R. Smith, in his published report to the 
State School Commissioner, of his "survey" in Wayne Coun- 
ty, says: 



''The first school I visited pays the teacher eighteen dollars 
per month, ami tlie patrons adtl four more dollars to this 
man's salary. Tlie county school commissioner supports his 
family, pays rent, keeps his horse and buggy, and received 
forty dollars i)ei" month for his services. However, his school 
work seems to all that can interest him, so he will finally suc- 
ceed." 

Present conditions fully verify this prophecy. 

The first Rural School Supervisor for Georgia (Prof. R. H. 
Powell, now President South Georgia State Normal School) 
devoted a considerable portion of his first year's work to 
Wayne County. This was in 1910. The work was fundamen- 
tal in its nature, such as creating and stimulating sentiment 
for better school conditions, waging a campaign for better fi- 
nancial sui)port of the schools (local taxation), planning con- 
solidations, better school houses, etc., etc. 

As a result of these efforts and previous work by the 
county superintendent the county voted "for local taxation" 
in 1910. 

In 1910 the total public school fund was $ 9,786.80 

In 1915 the total public school fund is $28,265.34 

Showing an increase in five years of nearly 300% 

In 1910 the lengtli of the school year was 80 days 

In 1915 the length of the school year was 110 days 

Showing an increase in five years of 37% 

In 1910 the monthly salaries of teachers averaged.. $ 37.77 

In 1915 the monthly salaries of teachers averaged. . . .$ 51.20 
Showing an increase in five years of 35% 

In 1910 total value of school property in county was $17,775.00 

In 1915 total value school property in county was $54,036.00 
Showing an increase in five years of over. . . .300% 

There are many educational agencies actively at Avork in 
the county in 1916 that were not even thought of in 1910, such 
as the Farm Demonstration and Home Economics Work under 
trained agents, and a wide-spread and more vital interest in 
public schools generally. 

The photographs of some of the present public school build- 

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ings in the county and the old ones replaced by them, as 
shown in the following pages, will give striking indications of 
progress acconiplislied in the past few years. 

The greater dissatisfaction at present conditions and in- 
creasing demand for still greater progress manifested through 
out the county are probably the best evidences of what is to be. 

The success of tlie Agricultural and Home Economics work- 
ers is particularly gratifying. There has been l)itter preju- 
dice against this work in the county, but the inimber of mem- 
bers of the corn, canning, and pig clubs, distributed through 
nearly all the schools of the county, give evidence of the prog- 
ress in the public sentiment and fully justifies the wisdom and 
j)ersistence of the school officials. 

THE NEGRO SCHOOLS. 

There are eighteen negro schools in the county, negro pop- 
ulation being small. These have made very little progress, as 
their photographs given herein will shoAV. They are without 
equipment, with one exception, having nothing more than very 
poor blackboards. Salaries for the negro teachers vary from 
^110.00 to $175.00. 

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. 

1. The educational interests of the children of the county 
demand better schools and longer terms tlian the present school 
funds will pay for. 

The rate of tax levied against the property for the benefit 
of the children is only twenty-five cents on the Inindred. For 
the sake of the children, the ])roperty can stand a higher rate. 
Some counties are raising more money locally for their schools 
than they receive from the State ; and every county ought to. 
Nearly half of the property of Wayne County as returned for 
taxation is owned by railroads and other corporations: and 
therefore little over half of any school tax levied is borne by 
the people whose children get the benefit. Under these circum- 
stances, the people will stand for a higher school tax. A more 
liberal maintenance is at the liottom of the solution of nearly 
all of our educational i)ro])lems. 



2. There are too many schools in the county. By olDserving 
their locatiou with reference to each other as given in this 
bulletin, it will be seen that the school districts are generally 
below the minimum size contemplated by law (16 square miles). 
A consolidation of many of the small schools into larger ones 
will admit of more teachers to each school, thus greatly in- 
creasing their efficiency. At every one^teaeher school there 
are, necessarily, more h^ssons i)er day than any one teacher can 
well teacli. The children are the sufferers. The administration 
should take the lead in this important matter, but can not 
succeed without the co-operation of the patrons concerned. It 
Avill also involve some seeming sacrifices on the part of patrons, 
but the gains in increased efficiency will more than justify 
any apparent loss. 




ATKINSON SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Julia Moycl, Atkinson, Ga. 

Location: Two and one-half miles northeast to Drury; 4 miles 
south to Linder. 

Grounds: Area, (?); titles, private; small grounds; entirely 
unimproved ; very small playgrounds ; no school gar- 
dens. 

Building: Value, $600; 2 class rooms; no cloak rooms; barely 
enough light; unpainted; in good condition; fairly well 
kept. 

Equipment : Single and double patent desks ; poor blackboards ; 
no maps ; no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; no reference 
dictionary; no library. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 40 pupils; program pos- 
ted; 40 periods; current events club; 22 weeks' school 
year. Two pupils in canning club. 

Maintenance : $302.50. 




BETHEL SCHOOL. 

Teachers: Miss Miiia Parker, Priiieii)al, Jesiip, Ga. ; E. H. 
Wells, Assistant, Jesup, Ga. 

Location: Three miles south to Enterprise; 3 miles southeast 
to Flint Branch. 

Grounds : Area, 2 acres ; titles in county board ; fenced ; other- 
wise unimproved; ample playgrounds; no school gar- 
dens; 2 toilets, in good condition. 

Building: Value, .$800; 2 class rooms; no cloak rooms; insuf- 
hciently and improperly lighted ; in good condition ; 
ceiled ; partly painted ; well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; poor blackboards; no maps; 
a good globe ; no charts ; framed pictures ; a reference 
dictionary; library, in good case, 125 vols.; organ; 
water supplied at a pump on lot ; individual drinking 
cups. 

Organization: Two teachers; 8 grades; 65 pupils; no programs 
posted ; about 26 recitation periods ; a very active lit- 
erary and debating club ; no organized community clubs ; 
27 weeks' school year. Eight pui)ils in corn club; 5 in 
pig club ; 7 in canning club. 



Maintenance: .$550. 



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BROADHURST SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss P^lora Dart, IJroaclluirst, Ga. 

Location: Four miles east to Little Creek; 5 miles northeast 
to Long Ford. 

Grounds: Area (?); titles (?); the location for this school 
is not yet definitely determined ; will soon select a 
good lot upon which to bnild, and county board will ac- 
quire titles. 

Building": At present occupying a small residence, a tem- 
l)orary quarters; planning a building soon to be erected. 

Equipment: No equipment as yet provided, other than double 
patent desks and poor blackboards ; will be provided 
when new school house is built. 

Organization: One teacher; 5 grades; 22 pupils; no program 
posted ; about 22 recitation periods ; no organized com- 
munity clubs; 27 weeks' school year. Corn club, 5; 
canning club, 5 ; pig club, 2. 

Maintenance : $192.50. 



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BUFFALO SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Verner Rogers, Hickox, Ga. 

Location: One and one-half miles southeast to Hickox; 2i/^ 
miles south to Burnt Bay. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board; pine grove in 
rear; open front; unimproved, except setting of a few 
trees; playgrounds ample; no school gardens; 2 toilets, 
in average condition. 

Building: Value, $400; 1 class room; no cloak rooms; ceiled, 
but unpainted ; not fully lighted ; in good condition, and 
well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; first-class blackboards; 1 
U. S. history map; no charts; no globes; no pictures; 
no reference dictionary; no library; a few flowers in 
pots and boxes; well on lot; common dipper at well. 

Organization: One teacher; 6 grades; 25 pupils; program pos- 
ted; 24 periods; no school or community clubs; 27 
weeks' school year. Canning clubs, 2 members. 

Maintenance: $240. 



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BURNT BAY SCHOOL. 

Teacher: J. B. Kuox, Hickox, Ga. 

Location: One and one-half miles northeast to Hickox; 21^ 
miles north to Bufit'alo. 

Grounds: Area, one acre; titles in county board; open, bare, 
old field ; iniiraproved ; ample playgrounds, unimproved ; 
no school gardens; two toilets, condition poor. 

Building: Value (doubtful) ; 1 class room, size 18x24x8; no 
cloak rooms ; insufficiently lighted ; kept clean ; log 
house, ceiled. 

Equipment: Long benches; good blackboards; no other equip- 
ment ; water supplied from very shallow well, dipped 
up from the top. 

Organisation: One teacher; 6 grades; 28 pupils; program 
posted ; 38 recitation periods ; no community clubs ; 27 
weeks' school year. 

Maintenance: $198. 



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CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL. 

Teachers: Mrs. W. A. Goiii, Principal, Jesup, Ga. ; Mrs. Vaughn, 
Assistant, Jesup, Ga. 

Location : Three miles southwest to Red Hill ; 4 miles north- 
cast to Oglethorpe; 4 miles northwest to Madray. 

Grounds: Area, 4 acres; titles in county board of education; 
entire grounds well fenced ; otherwise unimproved and 
neglected ; waste paper, trash, etc. ; no school gardens ; 
two toilets, in good condition. 

Building: Value, .i^2,000 ; 2 class rooms; cloak rooms; wide en- 
trance hall and veranda; well planned; ideally lighted; 
})ainted; in good condition, and well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks and teachers' desks; good 
blackboards; Ga. and U. S. history maps; charts; no 
globe; no reference dictionary; no library; pupils well 
supplied with desk dictionaries ; window flowers ; water 
at pum|) ; individual drinking cups. 

Organization: Two teachers; 7 grades; 110 pupils; program 
posted; 25 periods; literary clubs organized; school 
year, 22 weeks. Canning club, 7; corn club, 6; pig 
club, 2. 



Maintenance: $591.25. 



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DOCTORTOWN SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Ruth Dean. Jesup, Ga. 

Location: Four and oiu'-lialf miles north to Si)ring' Grove; 6 
miles to Kieklighter. 

Maintenance: .^1 92.50. 

This is a small school without building or equiimient, but 

operated temi^orarily in a dwelling ; long benches are 

provided, but no other equipment ; 25 pupils are en- 
rolled, but the attendance is irregular. 



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DRURY SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Carrie Hires, Atkinson, Ga. 

Location: Two and one-half miles southwest to Atkinson; 41/0 
miles north to Stewart. 

Grounds : Area, one acre ; titles in county board of education ; 
beautiful surroundings of live oaks and pines; unim- 
proved; no school gardens; very small playgrounds; 1 
toilet, in average condition. 

Building- : Value, $150; one class room; no cloak room; fairly 
well lighted ; unceiled and unpainted ; good condition, 
and well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; good blackboards; no maps; 
no charts ; no globe ; no pictui'es ; no reference diction- 
ary ; no library ; water from nearby well ; common dip- 
pers. 

Organization: One teacher; 6 grades; 18 pupils; 22 weeks' 
school year. Canning club, 2 members. 

Maintenance: $192.50. 



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EMPIRE SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Mrs. Veriia Ashley, Jesiip, Ga. 

Location: Tliree inik\s southwest to Liberty; 3 mik^s north to 
Bethel ; 3 mik^s east to Flint Branch. 

Grounds : Area, 2 acres ; titles in county board ; well cleaned 
up, but unimproved (new location) ; playgrounds am- 
ple ; no school gardens ; two toilets, new. 

Building: Value, $600; 1 class room; veranda, but no cloak 
rooms ; ceiled, but unpainted ; well lighted ; a new 
building, just completed ; well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; first-class blackboards; no 
maps ; no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; no reference 
dictionary; no library; water supplied at pump on lot; 
individual drinking cups. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 31 pupils; program 
l)osted ; 30 recitation periods; literary society; 27 weeks' 
school year. Canning club, 7 ; corn club, 3. 

Maintenance: $275. 



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FLINT BRANCH SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Bert Wells, Principal, Jesup, Ga. 

Location : Three miles southwest to Empire ; 3 miles west to 
Bethel. 

Grounds : Area, 2 acres ; titles in county board ; yards well 
fenced ; otherwise unimproved ; well cleaned up ; very 
small playgrounds ; no school gardens ; 2 toilets, 
poor condition. 



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Building : Value, $600 ; 1 class room ; no cloak rooms ; in good 
condition; fairly well kept; lighting insufficient; 
ceiled, but unpainted. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; first-class blackboards; 2 
maps ; no charts ; no globes ; a few pictures ; good li- 
brary case, with 25 vols. ; a reference dictionary ; water 
supplied at pump ; individual drinking cups. 

Organization: Two teachers; 7 grades; 45 pupils; program 
posted; 29 recitation periods; literary club; 27 weeks' 
school year. Corn club, 10 ; canning club, 3 ; pig club, 2. 

Maintenance: $330. 



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FRIENDSHIP SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Delia Kennedy, Odum, Ga. 

Location: Four miles east to Oak Grove; near Appling County 
line. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board ; bare and un- 
improved, except for fence and a few trees set; play- 
grounds small ; no school gardens ; one toilet, in average 
condition. 

Building : Value, $500 ; 1 class room ; no cloak rooms ; barely 
well lighted (blue ceiling overhead) ; ceiled and painted 
inside ; unpainted outside ; in good repair and well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; first-class blackboards; good 
set of maps mounted in case ; charts ; globe ; a reference 
dictionary on stand ; no pictures ; no library ; water sup- 
plied at pump on lot ; common dipper. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 39 pupils; no program 
posted ; 35 recitation periods ; no organized community 
help; 27 weeks' school year. Corn club, 3; canning 
club, 2. 

Maintenance : $192.50. 



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GARDI SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Mary Pascliall, Gardi, Ga. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board ; well fenced ; 
partly improved ; small playgrounds ; small school gar- 
dens ; yards well cleaned up ; two toilets, in average con- 
dition. 

Building : Value, $700 ; 1 class room ; no cloak rooms ; well, 
but improperly lighted ; painted outside ; ceiled, but un- 
painted inside ; in good condition, and well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; good blackboards; 1 U. S. 
history map ; 1 chart ; 1 small globe ; framed pictures ; a 
reference dictionary ; a small library, in good case ; wa- 
ter supplied at well on lot; individual drinking cups. 

Org-anization : One teacher; 7 grades; 41 pupils; program 
posted; 40 recitation periods; no organized community 
clubs; 27 weeks' school year. Corn club, 6; canning 
club, 5 ; pig club, 2. 

Maintenance: $302.50. 



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HICKOX SCHOOL. 

Teacher: A. B. Dotson, Principal, Hickox, Ga. 

Location : One and one-half miles southwest to Burnt Bay ; 
IV2 miles northwest to Buffalo; 21^ miles east to Knox. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board; a well-selected 
lot, level, open, bare ; unimproved, except well fenced ; 
very small playgrounds ; no school gardens ; two toilets, 
in good condition. 

Building': Value, $1,500; 2 class rooms; hall and cloak rooms; 
a well-planned building ; perfectly lighted ; in good con- 
dition ; painted inside and outside ; well kept. 

Equipment : Single patent desks and teachers ' desks ; first-class 
blackboards; 1 U. S. history map, only; charts; large 
globe ; no framed pictures ; a reference dictionary ; li- 
brary of 25 vols. ; flowers in boxes, etc. ; water brought 
from home by the pupils in individual bottles. 

Org-anization : Two teachers; 7 grades; 85 pupils; program 
posted ; 25 periods ; literary and debating clubs ; no 
organized community clubs; 27 weeks' sichool year. 
Canning club, 2. 

Maintenance : .$550. 



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HORTENSE SCHOOL. 

Teachers: Miss May Wilson, Principal, Hortense, 6a. 
Lula Faulk, Assistant, Hortense, Ga. 



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Location : Two and one-half miles west to Satillo ; 3 miles 
northeast to Sawgrass. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board of education; 
open, bare, except few pines; neglected; small play- 
grounds; no school gardens; 2 toilets, in bad condition. 

Building: Value, $1,000; 3 class rooms, and lodge overhead; 
no cloak rooms ; fairly well lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted 
inside ; painted outside ; in good condition, but not well 
kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; good blackboards; good set 
maps, mounted in case; charts; no globe; no pictures; 
reference dictionary ; no library ; water at pump ; indi- 
vidual drinking cups. 

Organization: Two teachers; 8 grades; 77 pupils; no programs 
posted; boys' debating clubs, and girls' literary society 
organized; no community clubs; 22 weeks' school year. 
Corn club, 1 ; canning club, 1 ; pig club, 1. 

Maintenance : $522.50. 



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JESUP HIGH SCHOOL. 

Teachers: H. W. Keith, Principal (Lat. & Hist.) ; L. R. Tow- 
son (Math. & Science) ; Miss Sallie Geiger (Eng. & His.) ; 
Mrs. Chas. Gray (6th grade) ; Miss Pansy Woodall (5th 
grade) ; Mrs. Robt. C. Smith (4th grade) ; Miss Frankie 
Carter (3rd grade) ; Miss Mabel Clark (2d grade) ; Mrs. 
H. B. Mandeville (1st grade). 

Grounds: Area, abont -i acres; titles in local trustees; well 
fenced ; ample playgrounds, little improved ; small school 
gardens separately wired ; otherwise grounds unim- 
proved ; well kept ; 2 toilets, in good condition. 

Building : Value, about .$10,000 ; brick ; 6 class rooms ; auditor- 
ium ; office, etc. ; 2 sections of auditorium curtained off 
for class rooms; halls used for cloak rooms; building 
in good condition, and well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; good blackboards; no maps; 
charts; 1 globe; good selection framed pictures; refer- 
ence dictionaries; library of 200 vols.; artesian water; 
bubbling fountains in halls. 

Organization: Nine teachers; 10 grades; 300 pupils; 9 months' 
school year; organized athletics for boys and girls* 
(base ball, basket ball, etc.). 



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KELLY SCHOOL. 

Teacher: W. L. Jones, Screven, Ga. 

Location: Six miles southwest to Satillo; 5 miles northwest 
to Screven. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board of education; 
open, bare lot ; fenced ; otherwise unimproved, and ne- 
glected; playgrounds unimproved; no school gardens; 
1 toilet, in average condition. 

Bmlding: Value, $450; 1 class room; no cloak rooms; improp- 
erly and insufficiently lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted ; 
in good condition and well kept. 

Equipment : Home-made double desks ; poor blackboards ; 1 
U. S. history map ; no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; no 
reference dictionary ; no library ; water at pump ; com- 
mon dippers. 

Organization: One teacher; 5 grades; 22 pupils; no program 
posted. Canning club, 4. 

Maintenance: $220. 



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1, Boys Corn Club. 2, Corn Club Exhibit. 3, Girls Canning 
Club. 4, Canning Club Exhibit. 



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KICKLIGHTER SCHOOL. 

Teacher: L. 0. Strickland, Jesup, Ga. 

Location: Three and one-half miles west to Jesiip ; 4 miles 
southeast to Gardi. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board ; in pine grove ; 
well fenced; otherwise unimproved; yards cleaned up; 
small playgrounds; small school gardens; 2 toilets, in 
good condition. 

Building' : Value, $500 ; 1 class room ; no cloak rooms ; veranda ; 
insufficiently lighted ; painted outside ; ceiled, but un- 
painted, inside ; in good condition ; only fairly well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; teacher's desk; first-class 
blackboards ; good supply of maps on rollers in a good 
case, including State and county maps ; no charts ; a 
globe ; framed pictures ; a reference dictionary ; no li- 
brary ; water supplied from pump on lot ; covered cooler ; 
individual drinking cups. 

Organization: One teacher; 6 grades; 42 pupils; no program 
posted ; 25 recitation periods ; no organized community 
clubs; 27 weeks' school year. Corn club, 5; canning 
club, 3. 



Maintenance: $275. 



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KNOX SCHOOL. 

Teacher: A. Tyson, Hickox, Ga. 

Location: Two and one-half miles west to Hickox; 3 miles east 
to Pine Bloom. 

Grounds : Area, % acre ; titles in county board ; entirely unim- 
proved, old field; neglected; small playgrounds; no 
school gardens ; 1 toilet, in average condition. 

Building': Value, $400; 1 large class room; no cloak rooms; in- 
sufficiently lighted ; in medium condition, fairly well 
kept ; ceiled, but unpainted. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; first-class blackboards; 1 U. 
S. history map ; no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; no 
reference dictionary; no library; water supplied at well 
on lot ; common dippers. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 51 pupils; no program 
posted; 26 periods; no community or school clubs or- 
ganized; 27 weeks' school year. 

Maintenance: $253. 



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LIBERTY SCHOOL. 

Teachers: Miss Lula Mizell, Principal, Screven, Ga. ; Miss Mary 
King, Assistant, Screven, Ga. 

Location: Three miles northeast to Empire; 4 miles southwest 
to O'Qninns. 

Grounds : Area, 2 acres ; titles in county board ; yards well 
fenced ; otherwise unimproved ; playgrounds small ; no 
school gardens ; 2 toilets, in good condition. 

Building : Value, $800 ; 2 class rooms ; no cloak rooms ; insuf- 
ficiently lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted ; in good repair, 
and well kept. 

Equipment : Double patent desks ; first-class blackboards ; 1 U. 
S. history map ; no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; no 
reference dictionary ; library of 80 vols, in good case ; 
water supplied at pump on lot ; individual drinking cups. 

Organization: Two teachers; 7 grades; 50 pupils; no pro- 
grams posted ; 20 periods ; some basketry taught ; pig 
clubs ; corn and canning clubs ; audubon club ; no or- 
ganized community aid; 27 weeks' school year. 

Maintenance: $550. 



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LITTLE CREEK SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Lucile Bryant, Gardi, Ga. 

Location: Three and one-half miles north to Long Ford; 3 
miles south to Phinholaway. 

Grounds: Area, ly^ acres; titles in county board; lot open, 
bare ; unimproved, except a good wire fence ; play- 
grounds very small ; small school garden ; 2 toilets, in 
average condition. 

Building: Value, $800; 1 class room; good cloak rooms; small 
veranda ; well planned building ; well and properly 
lighted ; painted outside and inside ; clean and well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks and good teacher's desk; 
first-class blackboards ; large heating stove ; small li- 
brary of 25 vols. ; a reference dictionary ; no charts ; 
no globes ; no pictures ; 1 U. S history map ; water sup- 
plied from pump on lot ; individual drinking cups. 

Organization: One teacher; 6 grades; 35 pupils; program 
posted; 28 recitation periods; a literary club; 27 weeks' 
school year. Corn club, 6 ; canning club, 3 ; pig club, 1. 

Maintenance: $220. 



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LONG'S SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Sallie Dennard, Screven, Ga. 

Location: Two miles north to Rich ; 2i/^ miles northeast to Omar. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board of education; 
lot open, bare, unimproved, neglected ; no school gar- 
dens ; playgrounds small ; 1 toilet, in average condition. 

Building : Value, $350 ; 1 class room ; no cloak rooms ; fairly 
well lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted ; in good condition, 
but not well kept. 

Equipment : Single patent desks ; poor blackboards ; no maps ; 
no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; small library, in good 
case ; reference dictionary ; well on lot ; covered cooler ; 
individual drinking cups. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 47 pupils; no organized 
clubs; 22 Aveeks' school year. Canning club, 3; corn 
club, 3. 

Maintenance: $220. 



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LULATON SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Mrs. W. L. Rogers, Liilaton, Ga. 

Location: Four miles Avest to Nahunta. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board ; fenced ; other- 
wise unimproved ; yards neglected (waste paper, trash, 
etc.); very small playgrounds; no school gardens; 2 
toilets, in good condition. 

Building-: Value, $600; 1 class room; cloak rooms; well, but 
improperly lighted ; painted inside and outside ; build- 
ing in good condition, and well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; first-class blackboards; set 
of good maps mounted, in case ; no charts ; a globe ; no 
framed pictures ; a reference dictionary, on stand ; small 
library, in good case ; water in open buckets ; common 
dippers. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 43 pupils; program 
posted ; 28 recitation periods ; no organized community 
clubs; 27 weeks' school year. Canning club, 2. 

Maintenance: $275. 



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MADRAY SCHOOL. 

Teachers: W. T. Clary, Principal, Jesup, Ga. ; Miss Constance 
Bennett, Assistant, Jesup, Ga. 

Location: Three miles northwest to New Hope; Si/o miles 
southeast to Consolidated. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board ; well fenced and 
cleaned up ; otherwise unimproved ; medium playgrounds, 
unimproved ; no school gardens ; 2 toilets, in good con- 
dition, and cared for. 

Building-: Value, $1,000; 2 class roo)ns; no cloak rooms; prop- 
erly, but insuflPiciently lighted; painted inside and out- 
side; in good condition and well kept. 

Equipment: Single and double patent desks; first-class black- 
boards ; good set maps, mounted in case ; charts ; no 
globe ; no framed pictures ; a reference dictionary on 
stand ; small library, 50 vols. ; water supplied at well on 
lot ; individual drinking cups. 

Organization: Two teachers; 7 grades; 70 pupils; no program 
posted ; about 20 recitations ; no organized community 
help; 27 weeks' school year. Corn club, 6; canning club, 
2; pig club, 11. 



Maintenance: $550. 



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MOUNT PLEASANT SCHOOL. 

Teacher: C. 0. Rich, Mount Pleasant, Ga. 

Location : Five miles south to Hopewell ; 5 miles north to 
Grangerville ; 5 miles northeast to Union. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board; located in a 
very beautiful pine grove ; entirely unimproved, except 
fencing ; small playgrounds ; no school gardens ; 2 toi- 
lets, one in good condition, one in bad tix. 

Building: Value, .$1,600; 2 class rooms; cloak rooms; a well- 
planned building ; well lighted ; painted outside ; ceiled, 
but unpainted inside ; in good condition and well kept. 

Equipment : Single patent desks ; first-class blackboards ; good 
set maps mounted in case ; charts ; globe ; no pictures ; 
a reference dictionary, on stand ; a small library ; wa- 
ter supplied at pump ; common dippers. 

Org-anization : One teacher; 8 grades; 49 pupils; program 
posted; 29 recitation periods; a debating club; no or- 
ganized community help; 27 weeks' school year. Can- 
ning club, 4; corn club, 1. 

Maintenance: .$302.50. 



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NEVA SCHOOL. 



Teacher: J. L. Cart. 



Location: Four and one-half miles east to Piney Grove; 6 
miles southeast to Odum. 

Grounds: Lot selected for building contains 2 acres, and will 
be deeded to the county board of education ; as yet is 
entirely unimproved, but is a good site, capable of 
improvement. 

Building : At present the school is using a church building, but 
planning a suitable building to be erected very soon ; it 
will be a one-room building, Avith cloak rooms, etc., and 
well lighted. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; very poor blackboards; 
charts ; no maps ; no globe ; no dictionary or librarj^ ; 
water from open bucket ; common dipper. 

Organization: One teacher; 5 grades; 48 pupils; 22 weeks' 
school year ; no program posted. Corn club, 3. 

Maintenance: $350. 



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NAHUNTA SCHOOL. 

Teachers: I. C. McGauley, Principal, Naluiiita, Ga. ; Mrs. J. B. 
Lewis, Assistant, Nahiinta, Ga. 

Location : Three miles east to Pine Bloom ; 4 miles north to 
Raybun. 

Grounds : Area, % acre ; titles in county board ; beantifiil lot ; 
well fenced ; otherwise as yet unimproved ; very small 
playgrounds ; no school gardens ; 2 toilets, in good con- 
dition. 

Building- : Value, $600; 2 class rooms; no cloak rooms; insuf- 
ficiently lighted ; in good repair and well kept ; painted 
outside ; ceiled, but unpainted inside. 

Equipment: Double patent desks and teacher's desks; first- 
class blackboards; no maps; no charts; no globes; no 
pictures ; no reference dictionary ; no library ; water 
supplied at pump on lot ; common dippers and individ- 
ual drinking cups used. 

Organization: Two teachers; 9 grades; 65 pupils; programs 
posted; no organized school or community clubs; 27 
weeks' school year. Canning club, 4; corn club, 4. 

Maintenance: $550. 



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NEW HOPE SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Leila Baldwin, Jesup, Ga. 

Location : One and one-half miles northwest to Oak Grove ; 21/0 
miles southwest to Piney Grove ; 3 miles southeast to 
Madray. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board ; very small 
playgrounds ; no school gardens ; 1 toilet, average con- 
dition ; grounds unimproved, except fencing. 

Building: The building here has recently burned down and the 
school is temporarily occupying a nearby church ; it will 
soon be rebuilt, or consolidated. (Observe the nearness 
to other schools.) 

Equipment: No furniture or equipment other than as found in 
the church occupied, except good blackboards; water 
supplied at pump ; individual drinking cups. 

Organization: One teacher; 5 grades; 60 pupils; program 
posted ; 23 recitation periods ; no organized community 
club help; 27 weeks' school year. Corn club, 3; can- 
ning club, 4; pig club, 5. 

Maintenance : .^302.50. 



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OAK GROVE SCHOOL. 

Teacher: T. B. Swiiison, Oduni, Ga. 

Location : One and one-half miles southeast to New Hope ; 4 
miles northwest to Friendship. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board; grove of small 
oaks ; well fenced ; cleaned up ; otherwise unimproved ; 
playgrounds small ; no school gardens ; 1 toilet, in poor 
condition. 

Building: Value, $600; 1 class room; no cloak rooms; insuf- 
ficiently lighted; ceiled, but unpainted ; in good repair, 
and well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; first-class blackboards; goov! 
set maps, mounted in case ; globe ; framed pictures ; a 
reference dictionary, on stand ; small library ; no chart ; 
water supplied at well on lot ; common dipper. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 35 pupils; no program 
posted ; school just opening, day visited ; no organized 
community help ; school year, 27 weeks. Corn club, 2 ; 
canning club, 3 ; pig club, 1. 

Maintenance: $253. 



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OAK RIDGE SCHOOL. 

Teachers: Miss Berta Moseley, Principal, Odum, Ga. ; Mrs. J. 
R. Mikell, Assistant, Odiim, 6a. 

Location: Three miles southeast to Ritch ; 4 miles northeast 
to O'Quinn's; very near to the Appling County line. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board of education; 
fenced, but otherwise unimproved ; yards well kept ; 
playgrounds very small ; no school gardens ; 2 toilets, in 
good condition. 

Building': Value, $1,250; 2 class rooms, and lodge room over- 
head ; no cloak rooms ; veranda ; insufficiently and im- 
properly lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted inside ; painted 
outside ; in good condition and well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; good blackboards; 1 U. S. 
history map ; no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; no refer- 
ence dictionary; no library; well on lot unfit for use; 
water from neighbor's; open buckets; common dippers. 

Organisation: Two teachers; 8 grades; 85 pupils (half of the 
l>atronage from Appling County); programs posted; 
24 periods; no organized clubs ; 22 weeks' school year. 
Corn club, 4; canning club, 1; pig club, 1. 

Maintenance: From Wayne County $385. 

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ODUM SCHOOL. 

Teachers: Chas. H. Shriuer, Principal, 7th, 8tli and 9tli grades; 
Miss Emma McClesky, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades; Miss 
Macie Carmichael, 1st and 2nd grades. 

Grounds : Area, 2 acres ; titles in county board ; tine pines ; 
fenced, but otherwise unimproved ; waste papers, trash, 
etc., show grounds not well kept ; no school gardens ; 
very small playgrounds ; 2 toilets, in average condition. 

Building-: A^alue, $7,000; well-planned, brick building; unfin- 
ished plan shows 6 good class rooms and auditorium; 
Avell lighted ; cloak rooms ; rooms well kept. 

Equipment : Single patent desks ; first-class blackboards ; sets 
of maps, mounted in case ; charts ; globes ; a few framed 
pictures ; reference dictionary ; a good library case with 
a few books ; exhibit of school work, booklets, etc. ; wa- 
ter from well on lot. 

Organization : Three teachers ; 9 grades ; 130 pupils ; no organ- 
ized school or community clubs; 30 weeks" school year. 
Corn club, 4; canning club, 4; pig club, 1. 

Maintenance : $907.50. 



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OGLETHOKPE SCHOOL. 

Teachers: Miss Ellen Smith, Principal, Jesup, Ga. ; Miss Luella 
Currency, Assistant, Jesup, Ga. 

Location: Three miles west to Madray; 31/2 miles south to Con- 
solidated. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre (trying to add 1 more) ; titles in county 
board ; situated in oak grove ; fenced ; otherwise unim- 
proved ; yards clean ; small playgrounds ; no school gar- 
dens; one toilet, in average condition. 

Building-: Value, .$650; 1 class room (another in contempla- 
tion) ; no cloak rooms; fairly well lighted; in good cou- 
dition and well kept; painted outside; ceiled, but un- 
painted inside. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; first-class blackboards; good 
set maps, mounted in case ; no charts ; no framed pic- 
tures ; library, 50 vols. ; a reference dictionary on stand ; 
water supplied at pump on lot ; individual drinking 
cups. 

Organization: Two teachers; 7 grades; 54 pupils; program 
l)0sted ; 24 recitation periods ; no organized community 
clubs; 27 weeks' school year. Canning club, 1; pig 
club, 1. 

Maintenance: $275. 

40 




OMAR SCHOOL. 

Teacher: G. E. McGauley, Screven, Ga. 

Location: Two miles southeast to Screven; 2 miles southwest 
to Long's; 3 miles northwest to Rich. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board of education; 
old field; unimproved; neglected; small playgrounds; 
no school gardens ; 2 toilets, in good condition. 

Building: Value, $350; 1 class room; no cloak rooms; fairly 
well lighted ; unceiled and unpainted ; not well kept. 

Equipment: Single and double patent desks; poor blackboards; 
no maps; no charts; no globe; no pictures; no reference 
dictionary ; no library ; water from well ; bad condition ; 
open bucket ; common dippers. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 47 pui)i]s; no program 
posted; no organized clubs; 22 weeks' school year. 
Caiuiing club, 1. 

Maintenance: $220. 



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O'QUINN SCHOOL. 

Teachers : Miss Katie Strickland, Principal, Screven, Ga. ; Miss 
Alma Thompson, Assistant, Screven, Ga. 

Location: Three mih's southwest to Rich; 4 miles to Oak Ridge. 

Grounds : Area, 2 acres ; titles in county board of education ; 
entirely unimproved and neglected ; small playgrounds ; 
no school gardens ; 1 toilet, in average condition. 

Building" : A^alue, $750 ; 1 large class room ; no cloak rooms ; on- 
ly fairly well lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted ; in good 
condition, but not well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; good blackboards; good set 
maps, mounted in case ; charts ; globe ; no pictures ; ref- 
erence dictionary ; small library ; water from well on 
lot in bad condition; open bucket; common dippers. 

Organization: Two teachers; 7 grades; 68 pupils; programs 
posted; literary society organized; 22 weeks' school 
year. Corn club, 14 ; canning club, 2 ; pig club, 4. 

Maintenance: .$400. 



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PENDARVIS SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Noon Bennett, Gardi, Ga. 

Location: Three and one-half miles northeast to Gardi. 

Grounds: Area (?); titles, private; old field; nnimproved; no 
school gardens; playgronnds small; no toilets. 

Building: Value, $200; one class room; no cloak rooms; fairly 
well lighted ; nnpainted ; unfinished ; in good condition 
and well kept. 

Equipment: Double home-made desks; no blackboards; Geor- 
gia and county maps ; no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; 
no reference dictionary ; no library ; water from pumj), 
not good. 

Organization: One teacher; 4 grades; 10 pupils; 22 weeks' 
school year ; no program posted ; no organized club work. 
Corn club, 1 ; canning club, 1. 

Maintenance: $165. 



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PHINHOLLOWAY SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Martha Mizell, Broadhiirst, Ga. 

Location: Three miles northeast to Little Creek; 5 miles west 
to Broadhiirst. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board; located in a 
very beautiful pine forest; little improvements, except 
many bird houses built by pupils ; yards well kept ; play- 
grounds small ; play supervised ; no school gardens ; one 
toilet, in average condition. 

Building: Value, $400; 1 class room; no cloak rooms; well 
and properly lighted ; clean and well kept ; unpainted ; 
used for community Sunday School and prayer-meet- 
ings. 

Equipment : Seated with long benches ; first-class blackboards ; 
a small library ; no maps ; no charts ; no globe ; no pic- 
tures ; no reference dictionary ; U. S. flag, and some man- 
ual training work (mostly bird boxes) ; water supplied 
from pump on lot; individual drinking cups. 

Organization : One teacher ; 4 grades ; 40 pupils ; program 
jjosted; 20 recitation periods; 27 weeks' school year. 
Corn club, 6 ; canning club, 6 ; pig clubs, 6 ; bird clubs ; 
no organized community clubs. 

Maintenance: $247.50. 

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PINE BLOOM SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Sarah Gaiiter, Hickox, Ga. 

Location: Three miles southwest to Hickox; 3 miles southeast 
to Waiuwright ; 31/2 miles northwest to Nahunta. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board; located in a 
very beautiful pine grove, palmetto palms, and live 
oaks ; fenced, and yards well kept ; playgrounds small ; 
no school gardens ; 2 toilets, in good condition. 

Building: Value, .'I^TOO; well-plauned building; 1 class room; 
cloak rooms ; properly and sufficiently lighted ; painted 
outside ; ceiled, but unpainted inside ; in good condition, 
and well kept. 

Equipment: Home-made desks (poor) ; very poor blackboards; 
1 U. S. history map ; no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; 
no reference dictionary ; no library ; water supplied at 
pump on the lot ; common dipper. 

Organization: One teacher; 5 grades; 35 pupils; program 
posted ; 26 recitation periods ; no organized community 
clubs; 27 weeks' school year. Canning club, 6. 

Maintenance: $220. 



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PINEY GROVE SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Wade Mitchiim, Odum, Ga., R. 1. 

Location: Three miles northeast to New Hope; 31/0 miles east 
to Ma dray. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board; lot bare and 
unimproved, except fenced; small playgrounds; no 
school gardens; 2 toilets, in average condition. 

Building-: Value, $750; 2 class rooms; cloak rooms; insuffi- 
ciently and improperly lighted; ceiled, but unpainted; 
in good repair and well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; first-class blackboards; good 
set maps in case, mounted ; a globe ; pictures ; a reference 
dictionary on stand ; no charts ; no library ; water sup- 
plied at pump on lot ; common dipper. 

Organization : One teacher ; 6 grades ; 50 pupils ; no program 
posted ; 28 recitation periods ; no organized community 
help; 27 weeks' school year. Corn club, 3; canning 
club, 2 ; pig club, 3. 

Maintenance: $302.50. 



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RAYBON SCHOOL. 

Teachers: Mrs. S. B. Lary, Principal, Raybon, Ga.; Mrs. T. J. 
Peek, Assistant, Raybon, Ga. 

Location: Four miles southeast to Strickland; 4 miles north- 
west to Dowling. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board of education ; 
located among beautiful small pines ; yards fenced ; oth- 
erwise unimproved ; very small playgrounds ; no school 
gardens; 1 toilet, in average condition. 

Building: Value, $700; 1 class room, divided by a thin curtain; 
no cloak rooms; veranda; insufit'iciently lighted; ceiled, 
but unpainted inside; painted outside; well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks and teacher's desk; good 
blackboards; 1 small State map; no charts; no globe; 
pictures; no library; reference dictionary; water at 
pump ; individual drinking cups. 

Organization: Two teachers; 6 grades; 80 pupils; program 
posted ; 12 periods ; sewing club ; school improvement 
club: 22 weeks" school year. Canning club, 1. 

Maintenance: $550. 



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REDDISH SCHOOL. 

Teacher: J. A. Lewis, Odiim, Ga. 

Location: Tliree miles south to O'Quiiin's; 6 miles northeast 
to Odum. 

Grounds : Area, 2 acres ; titles in county board ; open, bare, en- 
tirely unimproved ; small playgrounds, unimproved ; no 
school gardens ; 1 toilet, in fair condition. 

Building: Value, $750; a new building, well planned; 1 class 
room ; cloak rooms ; well lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted ; 
school temporarily closed on account of illness of teacher. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; good blackboards; chart; no 
mai)s; no globe; no pictures; no library; no reference 
dictionary. 

Organization: One teacher; 40 pupils; 8 grades; no program 
posted; no organized clul) Avork. Corn club, 8; canning 
club, 4; pig club, 2. 

Maintenance: $220. 



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RED HILL SCHOOL. 

Teachers: W. H. Waters, Jesiip, Ga. 

Location: Three miles northeast to ; 4 miles west to Odum. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board ; grounds en- 
tirely unimproved ; small playgrounds ; no school gar- 
dens ; 2 toilets, in good condition. 

Building: Value, .^650; 1 class room; no cloak rooms; un- 
painted ; in good condition, and well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; good blackboards; case of 
good maps, mounted on rollers ; no charts ; good globe ; 
framed pictures ; reference dictionary, with stand ; no 
library; good home-made teacher's desk. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 66 pupils; program 
posted ; 30 periods ; 22 weeks' school year. Corn club, 8 ; 
canning club, 1 ; pig club, 7. 

Maintenance : $302.50. 



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RITCH SCHOOL. 

Teacher: E. 0. Williams, Screven, Ga. 

Location: 21/0 miles northwest to Oak Ridge; 3 miles northeast 
to O'Qninn's. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board of education ; 
grounds fenced; imimproved, but well kept; play 
grounds small ; no school gardens ; 2 toilets, in average 
condition. 

Building: Value, $600; 1 class room; no cloak rooms; very 
poorly lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted ; in good condition, 
and well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks and teacher's desk; good 
blackboards ; good set maps, mounted in ease ; charts ; 
no globe; no pictures; no library; good reference dic- 
tionary ; well on lot ; common dippers. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 60 pupils; program 
posted ; 30 periods ; debating club organized ; 22 weeks ' 
school year. Corn club, 3 ; canning club, 1. 

Maintenance : $330. 



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ROZIER SCHOOL. 

Teacher: W. E. Walker, Waynesville, Ga. 

Location: Four miles northeast to Waynesville ; 4 miles south- 
west to Linder. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board of education ; 
beautiful grove of small pines; lot unimproved, except 
yards fenced and well cleaned up; very small play- 
grounds; no school gardens; 1 toilet, in bad condition. 

Building: Value, -i^SOO; 1 class room; no cloak rooms; veranda; 
w^ell lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted ; in good condition, 
but not w^ell kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; poor blackboards; 1 U. S. 
history map; no charts; no globe; no pictures: no li- 
brary; a reference dictionary; w^ater at pump; common 
dippers. 

Organization: One teacher; 5 grades; 49 pupils; program 
posted ; 43 recitation periods ; no organized clubs ; 22 
weeks' school year. Corn club, 1; canning club, 4; pig 
club, 2. 

Maintenance : .$330. 



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SATILLO SCHOOL. 

Toacher: Miss Perdiim, Hortense, Ga. 

Location: Two and one-half miles east to Hortense; 5 miles 
north to Kelly. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board of education; 
on elevated spot in midst of oak grove ; fenced, but oth- 
erwise unimproved; small playgrounds; no school gar- 
dens; 1 toilet, in average condition. 

Building: Value, $500; one class room; no cloak rooms; veran- 
da ; fairly well lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted ; in good 
condition, but not well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; poor blackboards; 1 U. S. 
history map ; no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; no ref- 
erence dictionary ; no library ; i)ump ; open buckets ; 
common dippers. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 41 pupils; program 
posted; 20 periods; debating club organized; 22 weeks' 
school year. Corn club, 7 ; canning club, 9. 

Maintenance : .$247.50. 



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SAWGRASS SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Belle Strickland, Needinore, Ga. 

Location: Three miles southwest to Hortense ; 4 miles south to 
Stewart. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board of education; 
open, bare, unimproved ; small playgrounds ; no school 
gardens; 2 toilets, in good condition. 

Bmlding : Value, $750 ; 1 class room ; cloak rooms ; well planned ; 
well lighted ; painted ; in good condition, and well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; good blackboards; no maps; 
no charts ; no globe ; no reference dictionary ; no li- 
brary ; no pictures ; water at pump ; common dippers. 

Organization : One teacher ; 7 grades ; 50 pupils ; program 
posted; 40 recitation periods; no organized clubs; 22 
weeks' school year. Corn club, 5; canning club, 4. 

Maintenance: .$220. 



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SCREVEN SCHOOL. 
(A Standard School.) 

Teachers : K. R. Tyre, Principal, 6th, 7th and 8th grades ; Miss 
Agnes Owens, 3d, 4th and 5t]i grades ; Miss Kathleen 
Dunn, 1st and 2d grades. 

Location: Two miles west to Omar; 31/0 miles east to Sandy 
Hill. 

Grounds: Area, 2 acres; titles in county board of education; 
partly in grove of small pines and oaks ; yards fenced ; 
ample playgrounds ; partly improved ; play well super- 
vised; good school gardens; 2 toilets, in good condition. 

Building: Value, $2,500; 3 large class rooms (each one entirely 
too large) ; insufficiently and improperly lighted; cloak 
rooms ; painted inside and outside ; a good building, bad- 
ly planned; well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks and good teachers' desks; 
good blackboards ; Georgia and U. S. history maps ; no 
charts ; globe ; framed pictures ; reference dictionary ; 
library of 125 vols. ; piano ; flags, etc. ; water at pump ; 
individual drinking cups. 

Organization : Three teachers : 8 grades ; 139 pupils ; programs 
posted ; literary societies ; corn and canning clubs ; ten- 
nis and other athletic clubs; no organized community 
clubs; school year, 28 weeks. 

Maintenance: $907.50. 

(Tuition for one and one-half months.) 

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SHADY DALE SCHOOL. 

Teacher: P. G. Cannon, Screven, Ga. 

Location: Three and one-half miles southeast to Sandy Hill; 4 
miles west to Liberty. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board ; located in a 
beautiful pine grove ; unimproved and neglected ; small 
playgrounds ; no school gardens ; 2 toilets, one in good 
condition, one bad. 

Building: Value, $500; 1 class room; no cloak rooms; fairly 
well lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted ; room fairly well 
kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; good blackboards; Georgia 
and county maps ; globe ; no charts ; no pictures ; ref- 
erence dictionary; library of 40 vols.; water at pump, 
individual drinking cups. 

Org-anization : One teacher; 7 grades; 36 pupils; no program 
posted; 30 recitation periods; 22 weeks' school year; 
no organized clubs. Corn club, 2; canning club, 3. 

Maintenance: $220. 



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SPRING GROVE SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Anna M. Clark, Jesiip, Ga. 

Location: Three miles north to Jesiip ; 4 miles northeast to 
Doctortown. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board of education ; 
grove of small oaks; yards fenced; otherwise unim- 
proved ; playgrounds very small ; no school gardens, ex- 
cept a few roses ; 1 toilet, in average condition. 

Building' : Value, $650 ; 1 class room ; cloak rooms ; well-planned 
building ; properly lighted ; ceiled, but unpainted ; in 
good condition, and well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; good blackboards; no maps; 
no charts ; no globe ; no pictures ; no reference diction- 
ary ; no library ; flowers in pots ; water at pump ; indi- 
vidual drinking cups. 

Organization : One teacher ; 7 grades ; 33 pupils ; program 
l)o.stetl; 27 recitation periods; a little sewing taught; no 
organized clubs ; school year, 22 weeks. Corn club, 2 ; 
canning club, 3. 

Maintenance: $302.50. 



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STRICKLAND SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Mrs. Sara S. Popwell, Lulatoii, Ga. 

Location: Three miles south to Lulatoii; 41/0 miles northwest 
to Rayboii. 

Grounds: Area, 1 acre; titles in county board of education; 
yards fenced ; otherwise unimproved ; well kept ; small 
playgrounds ; no school gardens ; 2 toilets, in good con- 
dition. 

Building : Value $500 ; 1 class room ; no cloak rooms ; fairly well 
lighted only ; ceiled, but unpainted ; in good condition 
and well kept. 

Equipment: Double and single patent desks; good blackboards; 
State, county and U. S. histor.y maps ; no charts ; no 
globes ; no pictures ; no reference dictionary : small li- 
brary ; water at pump ; individual drinking cups. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 42 pupils; program 
posted; 30 periods; no organized clubs; 22 weeks' school 
year. Corn club, 2 ; canning club, 5. 

Maintenance : $302.50. 




WAINRIGHT SCHOOL. 

Teacher: Miss Augusta Brantley, Hiekox, Ga. 

Location: Three miles northwest to Pine Bloom; 5 miles east 
to Knox (near Charlton and Camden County lines). 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board ; bare, unim- 
proved, except fencing; medium i)laygrounds; no school 
gardens ; 2 toilets, in good condition. 

Building: Value, !|^650; 1 class room; cloak rooms; veranda; 
perfectly lighted; well-planned building; ceiled, but un- 
painted ; well kept. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; first-class blackboards; good 
set of maps, mounted on rollers in case ; reference dic- 
tionary on good stand ; no charts ; no globes ; no pic- 
tures ; no library ; water supplied at pump on lot ; com- 
mon dipper. 

Organization: One teacher; 6 grades; 39 pupils; program 
posted ; 45 recitation periods ; no community clubs or- 
ganized ; 27 weeks' school year. 

Maintenance: .^220. 



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WAYNESVILLE SCHOOL. 

Teacher: E. A. Lewis, Waynesville, Ga. 

Location: Four miles south to Rozier; 4 miles west to Atkin- 
son. 

Grounds : Area, 1 acre ; titles in county board of education ; 
lot wooded with live oaks, etc. ; unimproved ; neglected ; 
very small playgrounds ; no school gardens ; 2 toilets in 
average condition. 

Building : Value, $600 ; 1 class room ; cloak rooms ; well lighted ; 
ceiled, but unpainted ; in good condition, and well kept. 

Equipment: Double patent desks; teacher's desk; good black- 
boards; set good maps, mounted in rollers in case; 
charts ; globe ; reference dictionary, with stand ; small 
library; no pictures; w^ater from neighbor's well; open 
buckets ; common dippers. 

Organization: One teacher; 7 grades; 32 pupils; program 
posted; 27 periods; no organized clubs; 22 weeks' school 
year. 

Maintenance: $275. 



59 




WINSLOW SCHOOL. 

Teacher: I\Iiss Jess Hatcher, Winslow, Ga. 

Location: Four miles northeast to Union; 4 miles northwest to 
Pendarvis. 

Grounds: Area (?); titles (private); old field, entirely un- 
improved ; no school gardens ; small playgrounds ; 2 
toilets, in poor condition. 

Building-: Value, $125; 1 small class room; no cloak rooms; 
lighting insufficient ; unj^ainted ; temporary. 

Equipment: Single patent desks; good blackboards (insuffi- 
cient quantity); small globe; chart; no maps; no pic- 
tures ; no reference dictionary ; no library ; water 
brought from homes by pupils in individual bottles. 

Organization: One teacher; 6 grades; 20 pupils; no program 
posted ; 36 recitation periods ; no organized community 
help; no clubs; 27 weeks' school year. 

Maintenance: $165. 



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NEGRO SCHOOLS 




1, Waynesville; 2, Winslow; S, Stripling; 4, Simpson; 6, Gardi. 




1, Kitch; 2, Nesbitt; 3, King Sand Hill; 4, Mt. Pleasant; 5, 
Phinholloway; 6, Brentwood. 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 



019 877 540 ft 



